Fontainebleau
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Scene Description: Source caption: "Château de Fontainebleau: Entry gate, the Porte Dauphine, to the Cour Ovale, interior court facade"
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INFORMATION
FontID: 03606FON
Object Type: Baptistery
Church/Chapel: Baptistère à la porte Dauphine
Church Location: 77300 Fontainebleau, France
Country Name: France
Location: Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
Directions to Site: Located off the D417, 70 km S of Paris. The 'baptistery' is located near the oval court of the château
Date: 1601
Century and Period: 17th century(early)
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According to Corblet (1881-1882, v. 2, p. 62), la 'porte Dauphine', commonly known as 'Le Baptistère', was built by Henri IV; it was in its upper part, crowned by a capricious dome, where the five-year old future king Louis XIII was baptised in 1605.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 48.402222, 2.700556
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 48° 24′ 8″ N, 2° 42′ 2″ E
UTM: 31U 477837 5361050
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: unknown
REFERENCES
Corblet, Jules, Histoire dogmatique, liturgique et archéologique du sacrement de baptême, Paris: V. Palme, 1881-1882